sixers

Noun (1)

sixer (plural sixers)

1. (colloquial) A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs.

   Synonyms:

   six

2. A Cub Scout or Brownie who leads a group of six.
   • Many packs have a sixer's council where the sixers, and sometimes the seconds, meet with Akela and some of the other leaders.1995, Boy Scouts of Canada. National Council, The Cub Book
3. (slang) A prison sentence of six months.
   • The copper knew I did that job, and had me up on suspicion some time after, and gave me a drag (three months) over it. The next bit I did was a 'sixer' (six months), and I escaped from prison in about three weeks after I got it.1869, A Merchant. Editor: Frank Henderson, Six Years in the Prisons of England
4. (slang) A six-pack of a beverage.
   • Well, I'll let you get back to work. I'll swing by later on with a sixer of Melonade!2006 August 14, Michael Chapman; Matthew Chapman, “No Hands On Deck!”, in Homestar Runner, spoken by Bubs (Matthew Chapman)
5. (UK) A conker that has won six matches.
   • The history of 'oners' becoming 'sixers' through successive victories[…]2005, Benedict Le Vay, Eccentric Britain, page 32

Noun (2)

sixer (plural sixers)

1. (India) A transgender person

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